Multi-player bingo game with progressive jackpots
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one input device;
at least one display device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;
receive, via the at least one input device, a placement of a wager amount on a play of a game;
cause the at least one display device to display a maintained progressive award amount, andupon an occurrence of a progressive award triggering event;
cause the displayed progressive award amount to be provided,responsive to a maintained reserve pool amount being less than the progressive award amount to be provided, cause the at least one display device to display a first reset progressive award amount of at least a portion of the maintained reserve pool amount, andresponsive to the reserve pool amount being greater than the progressive award amount to be provided, cause the at least one display device to display a second reset progressive award amount of the progressive award amount to be provided.
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Abstract
Methods and gaming units for conducting a wagering game and an associated progressive jackpot in a gaming network having a plurality of operatively coupled gaming units are described. A progressive jackpot award amount may be determined in part based on the amount of the player'"'"'s wager for the occurrence of the wagering game in relation to a maximum wager amount that may be made on one of the gaming units in the gaming network. The progressive jackpot pool may include a main pool and a reserve pool. Portions of players'"'"' wagers being added to the progressive jackpot pool may be apportioned between the main pool and the reserve pool based on calculation performed at the gaming network, with the apportionment being at least partially determined by the amount in the main pool.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the at least one input device, a placement of a wager amount on a play of a game; cause the at least one display device to display a maintained progressive award amount, and upon an occurrence of a progressive award triggering event; cause the displayed progressive award amount to be provided, responsive to a maintained reserve pool amount being less than the progressive award amount to be provided, cause the at least one display device to display a first reset progressive award amount of at least a portion of the maintained reserve pool amount, and responsive to the reserve pool amount being greater than the progressive award amount to be provided, cause the at least one display device to display a second reset progressive award amount of the progressive award amount to be provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gaming system server comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; maintain a progressive award amount and a reserve pool amount, communicate data which results in at least one display device displaying the maintained progressive award amount, and upon an occurrence of a progressive award triggering event; cause the displayed progressive award amount to be provided, responsive to the reserve pool amount being less than the progressive award amount to be provided, reset the progressive award amount to at least a portion of the reserve pool amount, responsive to the reserve pool amount being greater than the progressive award amount to be provided, reset the progressive award amount to the progressive award amount to be provided, and communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying the reset progressive award amount. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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maintaining, by at least one processor, a progressive award amount and a reserve pool amount, displaying, by at least one display device, the maintained progressive award amount, and upon an occurrence of a progressive award triggering event; causing the displayed progressive award amount to be provided, responsive to the reserve pool amount being less than the progressive award amount to be provided, resetting, by the at least one processor, the progressive award amount to at least a portion of the reserve pool amount, responsive to the reserve pool amount being greater than the progressive award amount to be provided, resetting, by the at least one processor, the progressive award amount to the progressive award amount to be provided, and displaying, by the at least one display device, the reset progressive award amount. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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